River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-04-14
WISCONSIN NEWS.

Stevens Point is to have new $50,
600 hotel
A Polish paper is TO he published at
Manitowoc
Horses are being shipped from Brod-
| head to Dakota.
De Pere will have a new Presbyterian
Church. costing $1,000.
Waukesha viii ship 500 barrels of
spring water to London.
Ambrose Harms was fined 5000 at
Baraboo for keeping a gambling house.
Frank West, of Weyauwega. was
accidentally killed at Pine Bluff. Ark
800, 900 whitefish are reported to have
been placed in Lake Ellen in Shebovgan
county.
There were POP cases of diphtheria
in La Crosse during the month of
| March.
Milwaukee architects have prepared
plans for new school building at Rip
on to cost $4,000
The fish commissioner at Madison
has received 5000. eggs of the brown
trout of Germany.
A gray eagle was shot at Columbus,
| that measured seven feet six inches
tip to tip CT wings.
Green Lake farmers are engaging
men for the summer work, paying from
Sl5 to $50 a month.
Mrs. Sarah W. Cole, the oldest living
settler of Manitowoc Caunty. died at
Sheboygan Falls, aged 7S years.
The Chicago q Northwestern Rail
road company is building 500 ore cars
of the capacity of 20 tons each.
N. G. Averill. of Eden. has clock
which has been in his family for l04
years, and it still keeps correct time.
The steamboat men on the Missis-
isippi river think this season will be
one of the most prosperous for years
John Conway, 80 years old, died at
Rockland from injuries received in
falling from load of hay two wears
ago,
Thomas Miller, ofLeon, near Sparta,
has grade sheep which has given
birth to ten lambs in the past three
years.
Mrs. Daniel Allen. wife of the con
victed murderer Of Henry Wright. of
Wellsville, died at her home near
Loyal.
Capt. John Evenson, formerly in
charge of the Milwaukee life-saving sta
ton. died of Bright's disease, aged 81
l.,
man. and was the means Of saving nu-
meroUs lives.
Vessels have been chartered to de-
liver the greater part of 100000 tons
of ore that Is to come from Lake
Superior next season.
Mcdonald Brothers. of La Crosse
are going to have their saw mill and
yards lighted by a system of electric
lights of their own.
The eight annual convention of the
Southwestern Wisconsin Veterans
Association will be held in Shullsburg
on June and 2 next.
The synod of Wisconsin has requested
all Presbyterian churches 10 assess
their members thirty cents each for the
benefit of the Galesville university.
Mrs Catharine Meigs, the Oldest
woman in Dodge County, died recent
at the home of her daughter, at c |
Grove. She was over 100 years old.
John Frost, an old settler in Rock
county, died very suddenly at bis home !
recently. He was born in Devonshire. /
Eng, and came to Wisconsin about |
thirty-five years ago.
The GAINESVILLE Guards have given up |
their visit to the Washington d. c. en-
campment owing TO the inability to Sc |
cure trans ,oFtation under the Inter
State Commerce law. except 1t full |
rates.
The executive committee of the Mon /
roe County Agricultural society have
decided to offer S75 in premiums for
exhibits of school work atthe thirteenth
annual fair, to be held at Sparta, Sept.
9Th TO Sth, inclusive
At Oshkosh, April q viii transpire
the marriage of Miss Flora Harshaw,
only daughter of State Treasurer Har-
shaw, and DIR. Thomas Fl. Hay, prac-
icing physician of New York city. DIR.